“White Fang” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.White Fang is the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. The story details White Fang's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the...
“The Abysmal Brute” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Abysmal Brute is a novel by American writer Jack London. It is a short novel, and could be regarded as a novelette.In the story, a man who was brought up in a log cabin, and who is a newcomer to society, finds success as a boxer and recognizes corrupt practices in professional boxing....
“Dutch Courage & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Dutch Courage & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eleven moving and thrilling stories such as: Dutch Courage, The Lost Poacher, The Banks of the Sacramento or Bald-face.
“The House of Pride” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The House of Pride is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of seven moving and thrilling stories such as: The House of Pride, Good-bye, Jack or The Sheriff of Kona.
“The Road” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Road is an autobiographical memoir by Jack London. It is London's account of his experiences as a hobo in the 1890s, during the worst economic depression the United States had experienced up to that time. He describes his experiences hopping freight trains, "holding down" a train when the crew is trying t...
”The Call of the Wild” is a touching novel about a great friendship between a dog and a human. The novel follows up the life of the dog Buck since he lived in sunny California all the way until the day he was kidnapped and tossed into the chaos of the Klondike Gold Rush and the brutal realities of frontier life. Buck changes hands a number of times before landing in the kindly hands of John Thornton who took care of him with great tenderness while not expecting anything in ...
Zbiór znakomitych opowiadań sławnego amerykańskiego pisarza ukazujących piękno nie tylko ciała, ale także dusz i serc kobiet dalekiej mroźnej północy, a wszystkie opisane tu przygody czy zdarzenia za tło mają wspaniała, chociaż surową Alaskę z jej niezapomnianymi krajobrazami, z jej przyrodą. Zbiór zawiera osiem opowiadań, są to: Serce Kobiety, Keesh, syn Keesha, Żona z plemienia Siwash, Zamążpójście Lit-Lit, Śród lasów Północy, Historia Jees Uck, Przemyślny Porportuk, Negore...
Bokserskie opowiadania Jacka Londona to absolutna klasyka gatunku.Jack London rozumiał świat boksu jak mało kto. W młodości sam niejednokrotnie stawał w ringu a w jego opowieściach drzemie coś więcej, niż jedynie niewielkie ziarnko prawdy. Są one pełne życia i świadomości osobliwej samotności, jaką w ringu i poza nim czują bokserzy.Opowiadanie Jacka Londona ukazuje zderzenie świata boksu i kuszących nagród pieniężnych ze stabilnością małżeńskiego pożycia u młodego człowieka, ...
